Bush Fire Control
Bush Fires Act 1954 – 1981Shire of Narrogin - Firebreak OrderNotice to all Owners and / or Occupiers of land in the district of the Shire of Narrogin. Pursuant to the powers contained in Section 33 of the above Act, you are hereby required on or before the 31st October, 2006 to clear of all inflammable material, firebreaks not less than 2.5 metres wide in the following position on all rural and townsite land owned or occupied by you and thereafter to maintain the firebreaks clear of inflammable material up to and including the 30th April, 2007.
If it is considered to be impractical for any reason to clear firebreaks as required by this notice, you may apply to the Council or its duly authorised officer not later than the 31st October, 2006 for permission to provide firebreaks in alternative positions on the land or to utilise the firebreak on adjoining land. If permission is not granted by Council or its duly authorised officer, you shall comply with the requirements of this notice. The penalty for failing to comply with this notice is a fine of not less than $40 or more than $400 and a person in default is also liable, whether prosecuted or not, to pay the cost of performing the work directed in this notice if it is not carried out by the owner or occupier by the date required by this notice. If the requirements of this notice are carried out by burning, such burning must be in accordance with the provisions of the Bush Fires Act 1954 – 1981. Harvest Bans and Other BansPermitted Activity Dated 17th August 2006. By Order of the Council. G.R. McKeown |
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